Shift - Apollo architects and associates

'shift' by japanese firm apollo architects and associates is a two-storey family dwelling located on the outskirts of tokyo. Builded around a central courtyard, the inward-facing house consists of two offset volumes stacked on one another, separating the communal spaces from the private.


Much like the drastic contrast in atmosphere between the exterior and the interior, the two volumes are treated in contrasting materials to display a different sense of mass. The base is constructed of exposed concrete, engrained with a texture that mimics japanese cedar; the second volume consists of wood construction finished in a lightly-reflective photocatalytic paint. 


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